STONY BROOK, NY – Monmouth University Men's Basketball got 22 points and six steals from Tahron Allen in winning its fourth consecutive game, topping Stony Brook University 61-54 Wednesday night.
 
A strong start to the second half saw Foster and Allen lead Monmouth to an 11-point lead, with Foster dropping in a long jumper to make it 45-34. Stony Brook used the three-pointer to get back in it, cutting the deficit to two with 3:56 remaining. The Seawolves were within one when Allen netted two straight tough shots, and MU held on the rest of the way behind a critical late steal from Myles Ruth.
 
Monmouth struck first, scoring 10 of the first 13 points to lead by seven early, with three of those baskets coming from Foster. The Hawks lead grew as large as nine when Foster converted a three-point play at 11:49, but a 10-0 Stony Brook run had them back in front. For the final 9:14 of the half, neither team would lead by more than two and there were eight lead changes, the final one coming on Tahron Allen's finish inside to send MU to the break up 27-26.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES

"I'm glad we did enough to get it done. Our defense, our traps, the way we were flying around for most of that game was unbelievable." – Head Coach King Rice
 
-Monmouth wins its fourth game in a row.
-Myles Foster posted his 18^th game in double figures this season.
-Tahron Allen scored 22 points, one off a career high, for his fourth straight double-figure effort.
-Allen's six steals is the most by a Hawk in a game this season. He becomes the 19^th player in program history with six or more steals in a game.
-MU is the first CAA team to win a game without making a three since William & Mary over Old Dominion on December 1, 2015.
-The Hawks did not hit a three for the first time since December 16, 2009 at Princeton.
-This was Monmouth's first ever trip to Stony Brook and the third all-time meeting between the teams.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-MU outshot SBU 47% to 31%.
-The Hawks were better in the paint, 36-6.
-Monmouth owned the fast break, 15-2.
-The game featured five ties and 10 lead changes.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth and Hofstra will meet in West Long Branch on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. on SNY.